Heart failure occurs when the heart can't pump blood as well as it should. It can affect either the left side of the heart (left-sided heart failure) or the right side (right-sided heart failure).

People with heart failure don't always experience obvious symptoms. In some cases, they may mistake common signs like fatigue and coughing for another condition, such as a respiratory illness. But you ...

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Heart failure happens when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body efficiently. The most common symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, and general weakness.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 73 and was diagnosed with heart failure and a severely dilated left ventricle. At the time, he was pumping 10 liters per minute. He had a proBNP natriuretic peptide level ...

Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s structure and function. Several different heart conditions fall under the umbrella term for heart disease. The most common ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women, and more than half of American adults don’t know it. Needless to say, when it comes to heart disease, a lot of us have a thing or two to ...